Robert Welles, 8th Baron Willoughby de Eresby

Robert Welles, 8th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (died 19 March 1470) was the leader of a 1470 uprising against King Edward IV of England during the Wars of the Roses.

Biography
Robert Welles was the son of Robert Welles, 7th Baron Welles, and he became a Justice of the Peace for Lincolnshire in 1467. By 1470, Robin of Redesdale had been motivated to rebel against King Edward IV of England, so Welles was inspired to lead an uprising in Lincolnshire. On 12 March 1470, he was defeated by King Edward at Losecoat Field, and he was beheaded a week later.